Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 462.025
Intake, Screening, Assessment, and Admission
(a)
The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing the voluntary admission of a patient to a treatment facility, including rules governing the intake, screening, and assessment procedures of the admission process.(b)
The rules governing the intake process shall establish minimum standards for:(1)
reviewing a prospective patient’s finances and insurance benefits;(2)
explaining to a prospective patient the patient’s rights; and(3)
explaining to a prospective patient the facility’s services and treatment process.(b-1)
The rules governing the screening process shall establish minimum standards for determining whether a prospective patient presents sufficient signs, symptoms, or behaviors indicating a potential chemical dependency disorder to warrant a more in-depth assessment by a qualified professional. The screening must be reviewed and approved by a qualified professional.(c)
The assessment provided for by the rules may be conducted only by a professional who meets the qualifications prescribed by department rules.(d)
The rules governing the assessment process shall prescribe:(1)
the types of professionals who may conduct an assessment;(2)
the minimum credentials each type of professional must have to conduct an assessment; and(3)
the type of assessment that professional may conduct.(d-1)
The rules governing the intake, screening, and assessment procedures shall establish minimum standards for providing intake, screening, and assessment using telecommunications or information technology.(e)
In accordance with department rule, a treatment facility shall provide annually a minimum of two hours of inservice training regarding intake and screening for persons who will be conducting an intake or screening for the facility. A person may not conduct intake or screenings without having completed the initial and applicable annual inservice training.(f)
A prospective voluntary patient may not be formally accepted for chemical dependency treatment in a treatment facility unless the facility’s administrator or a person designated by the administrator has agreed to accept the prospective patient and has signed a statement to that effect.(g)
An assessment conducted as required by rules adopted under this section does not satisfy a statutory or regulatory requirement for a personal evaluation of a patient or a prospective patient by a qualified professional before admission.(h)
In this section:(1)
“Admission” means the formal acceptance of a prospective patient to a treatment facility.(2)
Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1211 , Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2015.(3)
“Intake” means the administrative process for gathering information about a prospective patient and giving a prospective patient information about the treatment facility and the facility’s treatment and services.(4)
“Screening” means the process a treatment facility uses to determine whether a prospective patient presents sufficient signs, symptoms, or behaviors to warrant a more in-depth assessment by a qualified professional after the patient is admitted.
Source:
Section 462.025 — Intake, Screening, Assessment, and Admission, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.462.htm#462.025 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
